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OregonServes Newsletter Returns with a New Launch, Grants, & More! |
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 August 2023 Newsletter
Exciting news! We are proud to announce the return of the OregonServes State Commission newsletter! This being said, what can you expect from the OregonServes monthly newsletter? Well, here are some highlights:
• Grant opportunities and updates
• Latest news and announcements
• Opportunities to serve your communities or with AmeriCorps
• Stories of AmeriCorps service in Oregon
In our August issue, here’s what you’ll find:
OregonServes Launches Innovative Oregon Volunteers in Disaster (ORVID) System
As a partner in Oregon's Emergency Response Plan for Volunteer and Donations Management, OregonServes is proud to introduce Oregon Volunteers in Disaster (ORVID)! ORVID matches skilled volunteers with essential disaster response organizations, all free of cost. ORVID is ideal for emergency managers and various organizations active in disaster including government agencies, non-profits, and tribal organizations. ORVID is designed to support the recruitment and coordination of spontaneous volunteers. Contact hecc.orvid@hecc.oregon.gov to learn how ORVID can benefit your organization or request an account.
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Planning Grant Reminder – Applications due Monday, September 4
OregonServes is offering organizations an opportunity to create their own AmeriCorps program through a planning grant! A planning grant provides applicants with resources to design an AmeriCorps program and help organizations build the capacity to manage an AmeriCorps program. To learn more about planning grants, visit our webpage or register for our informational webinar on August 17 at 10 am. If you're unable to attend the webinar, don't worry. If you've registered, we'll send you a link to the recording.
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For Grantees: Program Director Orientation Follow-Up
We are thankful for our grantees who attended the program director orientation last month at the Keizer Community Center! Attendees received training on topics such as member retention and programmatic ways to include equity practices. Picture credit: "United Communities AmeriCorps June Service Day."
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Staff Member Spotlight, Mackenzie Pritchett (she/her)
Mackenzie Pritchett joins OregonServes as our new Grants and Compliance Officer where she provides fiscal and grant support to our grantees. Mackenzie comes to us having worked almost seven years with the State of Oregon in a variety of capacities and experience as a teacher. Mackenzie was born and raised in Oregon and in her words, "Of course had to go to the best Oregon college, Go Ducks!" She loves to travel, be outside, and eat all the things. She currently lives in Southern Oregon with her two children, Harper and Nixon, and is excited to be a part of the amazing work our grantees accomplish. Welcome, Mackenzie!
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“My hope for the future and with my service is that around the world, while some are putting out fires, more than twice that amount will be teaching about fire prevention, and that when we look at all our service as service, we can all be proud to see that we are working together to have a better world.” –Irene S., AmeriCorps Stories of Service, May 2003
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OregonServes was created in 1994 to provide Oregonians with a statewide entity to focus service and volunteer efforts, to enhance the ethic of service and voluntarism in the state and provide funds for state-based AmeriCorps programs. As a state commission, the role of OregonServes Commission is to promote and elevate service, volunteerism and civic engagement in Oregon communities.
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